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Shamika

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Pronounced shuh-MEE-kuh /ʃəˈmiː.kə/Medium

Meaning: Shamika is a modern African-American invented name, pairing the Sha- prefix with the -mika ending shared by Tamika and Tameka. Like its cousins, it was created for sound and freshness rather than from an inherited root.Medium

In 30 seconds: Shamika joins the Sha- prefix to a -mika close (said 'shuh-MEE-kuh'). Its meaning lives in its rhythm.
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MeaningShamika is a modern African-American invented name, pairing the Sha- prefix with the -mika ending shared by Tamika and Tameka. Like its cousins, it was created for sound and freshness rather than from an inherited root.
U.S. rank (2018)#15382 ↘ Falling
2018 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1981
Total births (all-time)≈ 5,061

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198119712018

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Shamika emerged in the flowering of invented African-American names in the seventies and eighties, built from the fashionable Sha- prefix and the melodic -mika ending. It carries no ancient etymology; parents coined it. The name peaked around 1981 and eased off afterward.

A Shamika from her peak is now in her mid-forties, an early-eighties cohort name. It reads as distinctly of that period; its ties to the Tamika/Tameka family keep it anchored to the era that produced it.

Did you know? Shamika rose in tight formation with Tamika and Tameka, the -mika cluster that became a hallmark of Black American naming around the turn of the eighties.
Overall data confidence 70%
References — Shamika — Modern African-American coinage (Sha- prefix, -mika); ~1981 peak

Variations

ShamekaChamikaShameka

Nicknames

MekaMika

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Shamika mean?

Shamika is a modern African-American invented name on the Sha- prefix; its appeal is its sound rather than an old meaning.

How do you pronounce Shamika?

It's said shuh-MEE-kuh /ʃəˈmiː.kə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Shamika a boy or girl name?

Shamika is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Shamika?

Shamika was an invented name that peaked around the start of the eighties and has been uncommon since.

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